most fumbles returned for touchdowns nfl 2026

7 players are tied for the most fumble-recovery touchdowns in 2026, with 1 touchdown. The first three are Jessie Bates III, James Mitchell and Calijah Kancey.

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Data note: Fumble-Recovery Touchdowns: player season data complete from 1921

	NAME	FR TD	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD
1	Jessie Bates III J. Bates III	1	2026	ATL	8	36	4.5	1
2	James Mitchell J. Mitchell	1	2026	DAL	1	0	0.0	1
3	Calijah Kancey C. Kancey	1	2026	TB	8	32	4.0	1
4	Demetrius Knight Jr. D. Knight Jr.	1	2026	CIN	7	41	5.9	1
5	Jonas Sanker J. Sanker	1	2026	NO	7	87	12.4	1
6	Elijah Ponder E. Ponder	1	2026	NE	8	19	2.4	1
7	Gracen Halton G. Halton	1	2026	SF	7	0	0.0	1

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More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,282

Penix

RUSH

780

Robinson

REC

624

London

Team Rankings

PPG

21.4

23rd

OPP PPG

23.6

17th

RUSH YDS/G

134.8

4th

PASS YDS/G

200.5

24th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	3	4	.429
Falcons	3	5	.375
Buccaneers	3	5	.375
Saints	2	5	.286

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	ATL	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	DET	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	ATL	@	CLE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Falcons

3 - 5

Final

Buccaneers

3 - 5

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

17

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

112.6

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.1

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.9

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

134.8

134.1

133.5

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

128.3

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-6

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000